Financial Abuse is often cited by abused victims as the main reason they remain with or return to an abusive partner. We know that domestic abuse (D.A.) is a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior. Financial Abuse (F.A.) is a common tactic abusers use to control and isolate their partner, and it ...

The man who was responsible for laying the groundwork for LSU to become one of the better publicly funded universities in the country died last week in Baton Rouge at the age of 83. The man was Jim Wharton, who served as chancellor at LSU from 1981-1988. It was Wharton who in 1984 steered LSU away f...

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